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"Advance Australia Fair" is the national anthem of Australia. Written by Scottish-born Australian composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed as a patriotic song in Australia in 1878. It replaced "God Save the Queen" as the official national anthem by the Whitlam government in 1974
The original composition of 'Advance Australia Fair' was written by Peter Dodds McCormick in 1878 and was four verses long. In 1973 the Australia Council for the Arts held the Australian National Anthem Quest competition to find the lyrics and music for a new Australian National Anthem.
The original music and lyrics were composed by a Scottish-born Australian, Peter Dodds McCormick (1834?–1916), and first performed in Sydney in 1878. In 1977, in a countrywide public opinion poll to choose a national tune, “Advance Australia Fair” won out over three other contenders, including “Waltzing Matilda.”.
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Oct 16, 2012 · “Advance Australia Fair” was written in 1878 by Peter McCormick, when he realized that Australians of that time were lacking a national song to express their patriotism; he wrote it under the pseudonym of “Amicus” (Latin for “friend” or “comrade”).
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God Save the Queen (or King depending on the gender of the British monarch) had been used on official and ceremonial occasions since Federation in 1901. Over the twentieth century – and especially during times of war – there were periods of interest in it being replaced by an anthem representing Australian nationalism and achievement.
The Australian National Anthem and Flag Quests Committee, a non-government body, launched a competition for a new national flag and anthem in August 1971. By Australia Day 1972 over 400 hundred entries had been received. These were handed to the Australian Council for the Arts for judging. Prime Minister Gough Whitlam announced in January 1973 that...
In February 1974 the Australian Bureau of Statistics held a public opinion poll to determine the relative popularity of the three 'unofficial' Australian songs: Advance Australia Fair, Waltzing Matilda and Song of Australia. Just over half of the 60 000 people sampled preferred Advance Australia Fair (51.4 per cent), followed by Waltzing Matilda (1...
Another poll to select a tune for a national song was conducted in May 1977. Fueled by debate in 1976 over an appropriate song to represent Australia at the Montreal Olympic Games, the Fraser government requested the Australian Electoral Office hold a direct national poll in conjunction with a set of constitutional referenda. Over 7 million of the ...
The National Archives holds a range of records relating to the national anthem. The table below includes records of the Australian National Anthem and Flag Quests Committee including entries received, records of the 1974 poll, miscellaneous correspondence from government departments, a Cabinet Office record and the copyright registration for Advanc...
Individual record items about the national anthems, including sound recordings, can be identified by conducting searches in RecordSearch. Try keyword phrases such as: ‘national anthem’, ‘anthem quest’, ‘anthem contest’, and ‘australian anthem’. RecordSearch is available in all research centres and on our website.
Aug 16, 2023 · Who composed the Australian national anthem? ‘Advance Australia Fair’ was written by Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick. And like all the best songs, it was dreamed up on a lonely bus ride home.
Peter McCormick, the composer of Advance Australia Fair, was a patriotic young man who was determined that Australia should have its own national anthem. Inspired, he produced the words and music of Advance Australia Fair in 1878.
